What I'm Working On

Updates on what's happening in the studio

A Garden Stitched with Love artwork embroidery hand-stitching Feb 07, 2025

As a person who loves to make personalized gifts, my luck in finding this lovely piece of fabric to use in this piece is unmatched. This small embroidery was made for my dear friend Ann, who worked...

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Simplifying the Art of Sashiko embroidery hand-stitching visible mending Jan 17, 2025

Sashiko stitching is a beautiful type of embroidery that I use in decorating special projects and repairing denim. This Japanese stitching technique is magical in the way the patterns reveal...

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Sewing from the Heart artwork embroidery hand-stitching Dec 30, 2024

Handmade gifts are my love language. Each year, I have a great (and genuinely unrealistic‍) plan to work ahead and create meaningful presents for family and friends. You would think that...

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Stitching the Great Outdoors embroidery fabric landscapes hand-stitching Nov 04, 2024

Every time I step outside, I look for inspiration. Be it a dog walk in a city park or a countryside pasture hike, you can bet I have my camera at the ready, snapping endless photos of nature.

No...

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Building Fences artwork embroidery fabric landscapes hand-stitching Jul 31, 2024

There are few features in a pasture that create a more quintessential Prairie view than a good fence. I'm sure it's my childhood memories of spending time hiking in pastures and enjoying adventures...

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Creating Calm One Piece at a Time artwork embroidery fabric landscapes hand-stitching quilting Jun 17, 2024

Have you ever had a piece of fabric that you absolutely love, but just can't seem to find the right spot to use it? That was the case for me and this lovely (though quite busy) nostalgic print....

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Under the Sea ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ  artwork embroidery fabric landscapes hand-stitching quilting May 26, 2024

Although the majority of the art I create is inspired by the Canadian landscape, I do have a love of creating whimsical, underwater scenes. Maybe it's the freedom this fictional location...

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Audrey's Garden artwork embroidery fabric landscapes hand-stitching May 05, 2024

This lovely picture was a commissioned piece that my client gave to her mother on her 75th birthday. She showed me photos of her childhood home, and the beautiful flowers and window boxes...

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Why I love the French Knot artwork embroidery fabric landscapes hand-stitching Apr 22, 2024

Hours and hours of stitching and this beautiful little picture is complete. I decided to change it from a 5X7 image to a 5X5 square... partly because of the way the image looked as a square and...

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Photo to Thread Painting artwork embroidery fabric landscapes hand-stitching Apr 01, 2024

This photo was taken by a good friend while staying at a vineyard in British Columbia. As soon as I saw it, I knew this would make a spectacular thread painting, but I wasn't certain I could do it...

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Capturing Moments with Thread Painting artwork embroidery fabric landscapes hand-stitching Mar 11, 2024

Just finished stitching the final grasses on this course sample for the Embroiderers' Association of Canada. This image was taken from the dock at my parent's home in rural Manitoba. The channel...

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Why Stop at Mending? embroidery hand-stitching visible mending Feb 26, 2024

I can see this is going to get out of hand! I simply LOVE the look of the cotton sashiko thread on denim and am now looking for ANYWHERE that I can add it.

I've been asked if visible mending can...

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